Franklin County Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison
for Possession of Child Pornography

Martin C. Carlson United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that John Carl Warren, age 51, of Rouzerville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Yvette Kane to a 120-month term of imprisonment for possession of child pornography. Chief Judge Kane further ordered that Warren serve an additional 10 year term of supervised release following his conviction on this offense. According to U.S. Attorney Carlson, Warren was charged with child pornography possession after police executed a search warrant at Warren’s residence, and seized more than 3,200 images of child pornography on different forms of electronic media.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police and Wheaton Police Department, Wheaton, Illinois and was prosecuted under the Project Safe Childhood initiative. In February 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims.

U.S. Attorney Carlson thanked the individuals and agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of Warren and went on note that the sentencing of Warren symbolizes the responsibility each of us has to protect the most innocent and fragile members of our community, our children.

For more information on Project Safe Childhood, please visit: www.projectsafechildhood.gov/

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